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foreign

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me

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rome athens antioch

crete cyprus palestine

syria and most importantly philadelphia

everywhere has been occupied by god

worshipers however much we torture them

cast them into the oceans and

throw them to the wild lions we can't

seem to finish them off

they've even infiltrated our palaces

how could the religion

of laundra penetrate palace walls

julius you either don't

understand or you pretend not to

is it not true that the emperor domitian

beheaded both his cousin fabius calamans

and his spouse for limia the messiah for

the crime of being christians

you think they were launderers too

in view of this isn't it wise to protect

the royal court

what do you mean well uh

just that we have to be cautious

but i have confidence in the members of

my court

i agree with you then we must be

cautious

his excellency maximilian

so finally our senior advisor has graced

us with his presence i am at your

service

your highness praise be to you

my royal highness diocletian i apologize

for being late

i hope that you can forgive me

where were you maximilian until now

uh hiding the truth from the governor is

not possible

today i went to ceo no allow me to guess

you probably went to see the burning of

that man today

am i right burning of a man who

instead of bowing down to the sculpture

of the emperor

defiled it and denounced the other gods

have i guessed correctly you have

guessed correctly honest

you were probably witness to an

extremely exciting scene

seeing a ball of fire rising into the

sky

and hearing the cries please of a man

burning in the flames has been a sight

to see

watching these scenes brings joy to one

stills terror the enemy

but maximilian we

see scenes of this kind every single day

is it appropriate that such events

should

keep you from this important meeting

to see the burning was not the only

reason why i was late

i also went to visit a roman family

were they ill no

they were in need i sympathized with

them and alleviated their poverty

do you really imagine

that one could rule compassion

sympathy i understand what your highness

deocletian is implying

that one must rule with a sword but in

my opinion a sword is not enough

maximilian every day we are witness to

the emergence of new faiths among the

people

how can we suppress these religions

without the use of a sword

religions emerge around the world on a

daily basis

and different rulers deal with them

differently sometimes prudent statesmen

utilize compassion

to achieve their goal and sometimes they

make use of the sword

but i am of the belief that kindness can

do miracles that the sword

cannot you are mistaken maximilian

ruling is only possible with the power

of the sword

nothing is achieved through kindness

kindness can only

soothe the bitter aftertaste of the

sword

that's all your highness

is it not best we focus on the purpose

of this meeting excuse me your highness

can i pose a question to his excellency

maximilian

go ahead

the family that you went to visit

are they not related to plutonius

oh the man

burned to death today for being a

christian

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a roman who is in need must be

befriended

and one who has done wrong must be

punished

i am surprised you went to go visit and

offer support to the family of a

christian criminal

yes your highness that is true

but do you believe

that an entire family should be punished

for the wrongdoing of only one member

pay very good attention maximilian

you know me very well you know

the value of human life to me is equal

to that of an insect

you're a husband to my daughter but

you're no dearer to me

than my eyes if you haven't heard ask my

daughter

she knows how i plucked out the eyes of

traitors and discard them

so be careful what you do it is enough

for me to

doubt someone that will be all

do you have any more questions no

but i will offer advice

if i were you i'd be thinking about lady

helen and her future

i'd understand what does it have to do

with you

the way you are behaving

puts her in danger

you must watch what you do

and you should be wary of what comes out

of your mouth

you are overstepping the mark

such a mouth might get crushed

is it possible that maximilian is a

monotheist too

it's hard to believe

we must wait and see what will happen

maximilian

what

we hear the judge was telling julius

that someone

has revealed adonia's hideout under

torture

i thought so

do not worry gallus has gone after

adonia

let's go how did julius find out where

you went

no doubt he has got someone

to stalk me how much

do you think he knows without a doubt

he is aware that my wife and i do not

worship idols

but i don't know if he is aware of our

relationship with

monotheists if he suspects you does he

not suspect us

i don't think so his problem is with

maximilian not with us forgive me for

saying so

but has he had his eye on lady helen

from the very beginning

yes i'm aware of this

as is helen and diocletian as well

but everyone knew helen was far too pure

to ever consider marrying such a person

one must be wary of him he has close

ties with the emperor

considering the grudge he holds against

you if he gets his teeth into your flesh

he will bite down to the bone

do not worry he has

no evidence against us and with god's

help he will not have any in the future

either

ah oh you know i was expecting a far

more

negative reaction from deocletian

that will be his last resort he is aware

that the success of his government in

philadelphia depends on the support of

both your father and mine

and because of this he has asked the

emperor for us to be chosen as his

advisers

governor may i

the making of correct or incorrect

decisions can stabilize or jeopardize

the pillars of your government

other than being your son-in-law

maximilian

is also signed to senator marcelus a

vital

figure in the senate of rome in

actuality

he is one of the emperor's closest

friends

deciding what to do about him is highly

problematic

yes i understand but his defiance may

embolden others if i sense he poses a

threat he will not be given another

chance

in the meantime we can make use of him

see you tomorrow see you tomorrow hey

let's go

i'm lonely i want someone to play with

settle down

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oh acme your father has arrived

hello father i've been a good boy today

i know son i'm sure you have

you are always a good boy come my son

come on your father is not feeling well

you go and play

on your own

what's the matter

has something happened

plutonius

they have killed him yes said your

father's orders

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they burned him in front of the temple

of apollon

they have ordered his body to remain

there

on the catapult for three days is a

lesson to others

damn for causing me such shame i have

renounced him as my father many times

don't stab me so hell

your father's disgrace is not yours to

shoulder

you yourself know that for having such a

father i feel great shame and

embarrassment

if i ever approach him it is either for

your sake

or in order to save the life of another

otherwise i have no desire to see him

and i have never blamed you for his

wrongdoing

but his crimes have caused me great pain

but what you have seen him do is nothing

compared to what i have seen

today your father forgive me the

ocletian

threatened me and said that even if i

were his eyes he would not hesitate to

rip them out

yes it's true he will without a doubt

carry out his threats

to you i am devout your honor greetings

to you your excellence you have done

good work

very good well done

you have a new assignment watch over

adonia

the potter and do not let him out of

your sight

yes your highness

think that the threat posed by julius

may be no less than that posed by

maximilian

what can i say your ironies yes sir

pay particular attention to those he

associates

with i am at your

service

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take it

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let's go

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he said that you were witness to how he

took out

someone's eyes it seems

as if he were referring to the story of

your mother he was telling the truth

i saw it

i saw it all

my mother was from one of the villages

near damascus

all of the villagers were converted to

christianity by saint barnabas

in the attack of the romans all were

killed but my mother

my mother saw with her own eyes

how the soldiers of deocletian

beheaded all of her loved ones

and killed her mother and and her father

in truth it was only her beauty

which saved her life

he he forced

my mother to marry him

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i know heather i've heard all this

before

you have heard it but i have seen it

with my own

eyes you tell me how

am i to forget it all

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my mother was scared

she was always waiting for an

opportunity

to take revenge on deocletian and his

deities

but because she was being watched

in the palace the opportunity never came

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until we heard that the idols

of several deities

were defiled in various temples

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government forces increased their

efforts

to arrest the subversives

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until one day

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holy virgin mary this is dangerous

have mercy upon yourself

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my lady if you get caught

they will rip you to shreds do not do

this

don't just stand there help me

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so

i assigned you to watch over the goddess

afrikaan

but you have committed treachery against

the idols

i've collaborated with her

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it weren't for your help she would never

have gained entrance to the temple

you shall be punished by death he is not

to blame

he merely followed my orders set him

free

his sin is that he ignored my orders and

instead

obeyed yours not for this head

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he has paid for his treason now

it is your turn to burn in the flame of

the gods

you do not threaten me with death

since the day you sacrificed all of my

loved ones

for these stone idols and beheaded my

parents

i swore revenge upon you

i have no fear of death

i will give you one last chance will you

in the presence of up alone

denounce christ's god or not i worship

none other than the one and only god

and know no other than him

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will you bow down to the gods of rome

and sacrifice for them

or not damn the gods of rome

damn the stone idols and those who

worship them and

damned the murderous emperor of rome

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oh god of allah please accept the

sacrifice i make to you

no mother

my daughter

oh mighty up alone

this is the punishment of those who

betray the gods

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accept this from me take mercy upon my

sorrowful

soul lord i

leave my daughter in your hands

watch over her

i defiled the idols for your sage my

lord

receive me

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she was burning before my eyes and there

was nothing that i could do

i pray god will allow her soul to join

the virgin mary

she was a brave woman i fear

for you

eventually he will come to know your

beliefs

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i have nightmares

i don't know what destiny god has in

mind for me

i'm afraid

there's no reason for such distress

do not worry whatever happens we will be

at each other's

side

last night i dreamt that diocletian

killed you

but you didn't die

he was screaming incessantly

he stood between us and we couldn't

reach each other there was

lots of space between us

i was young

and you had grown old you are my father

i couldn't tell which of you was my

father

he was rejoicing in your death

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it is unreasonable to be distraught over

a dream

god does not abandon his followers

i have no one else but you

you are not just my husband

my teacher my coach

my savior you are my

everything you have brought light into

my life

i found hope through you

and i found faith you were worthy of

such insight

i did nothing

i'm proud of you

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i had a dream last night that this

painting belonged to my mother

i saw my mother be dreamt that i had

died

you were wondering whether to accept

that my dead body was in the grave

or to believe that i was still alive in

this painting

i'm even afraid of this painting

don't fret so a painting is not worthy

of such concern

huh take it down and away

no i like this portrait of my wife

i will not allow anyone to take it down

we are a minority so we must try

to focus our energy on educating

our fellow believers and

inviting more people to christianity

for how long will they send our fellow

christians

face death in scores why must we remain

silent

in my opinion

withstanding these hardships at this

time

is in itself a form of devotion to god

if you do not provoke the people against

the government

confrontations will never arise between

the christians and romans

hasn't our lord jesus christ advised us

against surrendering to oppressors

you do not have the right to endanger

the lives of others without just cause

power belongs to god only and he will

bestow it upon whomever he wants

all those who possess power

have been granted it by god

god almighty bestows his powers

upon his prophets and the righteous

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me without doubt

the power possessed by tyrants is

satanic

not divine do abraham and

nimrod moses and pharaoh

jesus and herod possess equal powers

hello man of god hello welcome carlos

i hope life is treating you well how is

his majesty maximilian doing

it is he who has sent me here he said

your hideout has been discovered

you should leave here as soon as

possible you mean

danger is that close

maximilian does not speak without good

reason

hurry up we mustn't waste time

all right you go ahead i will come later

i must send these people away first tell

them to leave cautiously

this place might be under surveillance

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brothers i have just

been informed that this place is not

safe you must leave cautiously

and peacefully now in three days we will

meet again

in the underground chambers of the

cemetery outside of town

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by behaving this way you are acting

against

christ's teachings and endangering

people's lives

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may god guide us all

if they attack and kill people there

who will be held accountable we must

have faith in god

his will shall prevail master

i will stay to protect you if you need

me to

no go ahead

do not worry i will be leaving too

god be with you

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what are you doing here spy nothing i

was just passing by you shouldn't have

been

if i catch you here again i will not

spare your life do you understand

be gone

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what news is there matthias julius your

highness

as a will the jew has news

what are you doing here did i not tell

you to watch over adonya

yes you did

but minutes ago someone in a carriage

helped him uh escape and i

could not keep up with them on on foot

why were you on foot well there was no

need for a horse

i did not think they would help him flee

how has news leaked out of the palace

did you recognize the coachman his head

was covered

with a turban

but i believe it was maximilian's

carriage

go watch maximilian's home find out

whether it was the same carriage

go yes right away your highness

hey hey

i must be back in town before sunset do

not worry there is time

forgive me your highness can i pose a

question

matthias you're one of my closest

friends

ask whatever you wish what is the reason

for the conflict between you and

maximilian

i will tell you this because i trust you

i was fond of helen for years and

diocletian knew this

but with the arrival

of maximilian

diocletian offered his daughter to him

on a silver platter

from that day forth i vowed to prove

that maximilian was not worthy of helen

that he is no more than a traitor

it will be proven

and i have evidence against him which i

will reveal when the time comes

if he does not believe me i will take

the evidence

to the emperor hadrian why did

deocletian and lady helen

choose maximilian over you

it's to do with our level of influence

in rome

maximilian is the son of a roman senator

and i the son of a former roman army

officer

which of us can better act as the

backbone of diocletian's government

i am sorry sir let's go

hey

hey hey

hey

hey where are we heading carlos you must

try to stay out of town for a while

how forest is full of hideouts

you hide there for several days until

calm is restored

and the romans are distracted i will

bring you meals every day

no it's not just me i cannot abandon my

responsibilities

to save my own skin there will always be

time for meetings

and for guiding the people but i will be

meeting with

my fellow believers in the underground

chambers of the cemetery in three days

you must be careful then hey

do not worry carlos

could i speak with you a while

have my attention

no you're not listening who knows where

your mind is wandering

forgive me the news of the emperor's

visit to philadelphia has excited me

one error and everything will fall apart

all of our hopes will be dashed

instead of such aspirations i wish you

would focus on more important matters

you have no idea how the emperor's

presence can solidify my

government in rome and i'm

also reliving many memories

what days i spent alongside adrian

it feels as if the mesopotamian war was

yesterday what an honor at that time

the i was a commander of the legion

hadrian ordered the chickens to be

released from their cages

the priest to scatter seeds and make a

prediction

dear god how the chickens fell upon

those seeds

it was a sign that we would be the

victors of the war

a great victory was awaiting us

what an auspicious foretelling what an

auspicious foretelling

afterwards hudrian strode confidently

toward the town and said

if there are any gods present in this

city they

had better listen uh

i'm calling on you to steer clear of the

houses and streets of this city and

arrange sorrow upon them

do not defend these worthless people

against our spears

arrows and swords and allow

us to conquer this city to be victorious

victory victory victory

i knew you weren't listening to me you

are daydreaming

all right all right i'm listening

go ahead who do you think hundrean will

choose as his successor

no one knows didn't you say you have a

long history of friendship with adrian

my memories with him are always alive

and mine

every second i am constantly reminiscing

those days

i did not intend to revive your old

memories

no i was implying that you make use of

his friendship to the best of your

ability

how do you suggest i do so ask him to

choose you as his successor out of

respect for your age-old friendship

and as a reward for saving his life

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that's quite a bold ambition

however one can aspire to having it

realized is

nothing to lose why your bold ambition

do you touch your worthiness and

prudence or is it your friendship with

hadrian that you doubt

neither rather i doubt

the senate of rome will agree

even if hadrian does

they shall not but there is nothing to

lose

you take a chance you have no idea dear

clitty and how

wonderful it would be to take the throne

as the first lady of rome

is a dream i cannot expel from my mind

so i suggest you put yourself to work

adrian's wife sharon is accompanying him

on the journey

try to make friends with her women play

a vital role in their husband's

decisions

hmm though i have no desire to see her

no

it is not a bad suggestion no you can be

sure

i will

his highness julius

greetings your highness dear cletion

julius what

news of town my only concern is for the

palace

news from within has been taken outside

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uh